New Zealand Cricket pays financial compensation to PCB for deserted tour

A supply inside the PCB stated the NZC additionally agreed to play 5 extra Twenty20 internationals and 5 one-day internationals in Could subsequent 12 months.

“These 10 matches are along with the 2 Assessments and three ICC Tremendous League ODIs, which might be performed in December-January,” the supply added.

The New Zealand cricket workforce had arrived in Pakistan on September 11 final 12 months after 18 years to play three ODIs and 5 Twenty20 Internationals.

The Kiwis had, nevertheless, devastated Pakistan’s cricket fraternity on Sep 17 by opting out of their tour of Pakistan minutes earlier than the primary ODI was to be performed. They’d cited a ‘safety menace’ as the rationale with out divulging any additional info. The tour cancellation was adopted by England additionally deferring their tour.

The PCB had in December introduced that the “NZC has confirmed to tour Pakistan for 2 Assessments and three ODIs in December-January 2022-23 as a part of the Future Excursions Programme and can return in April 2023 for 10 white-ball matches to make up for the September 2021 deserted tour.”

In a briefing to Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination in October final 12 months, PCB chief Ramiz Raja had stated: “I’ve written a strongly-worded letter to the Worldwide Cricket Council chairman the place I discussed that the ICC has change into a political wing of the Western bloc and has been diminished to a mere occasions administration firm.”

Ramiz had added that he felt the choice by New Zealand was politically motivated.